2020-Jun-15 Level 1 よく聴いてるよね、これ。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Toshio and Ako are talking about a song playing on the radio.

アコ:あ、これ好き!

アコ:あ、これ好(す)き!

Ako: Oh, I like this!

  • これ this
  • 好(す)き favorite; to like; to love

トシオ:アコ、よく聴いてるよね、これ。

トシオ:アコ、よく聴(き)いてるよね、これ。

Toshio: Ako, you listen to this often.

  • よく good; well; often; 日本(にほん)によく行(い)きます。 I go to Japan often.
  • 聴(き)いて te-form of 聴(き)く; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!
  • 聴(き)く to hear; to listen
  • ~ている、てる verb form to express continuation; 食(た)べる + ている = 食(た)べている eating; てる is a colloquial version of ている; some verbs such as 知(し)る uses this form to express the present situation 知(し)っている (I know) but uses the present native form to say the opposite: 知(し)らない (I don't know)
  • ~よ、~よー introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝(あさ)だよ!It's morning!
  • ~ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?; don't you?; 雨(あめ)だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).

アコ:うん。よく聴いてる。

アコ:うん。よく聴(き)いてる。

Ako: Yeah, I listen to it often.

  • うん yes; yeah

トシオ:好きなんだねー。

トシオ:好(す)きなんだねー。

Toshio: I guess you like it.

  • ~んだ often used in spoken Japanese as a colloquial ending; 食(た)べるんだ (I'll eat) is more colloquial than 食(た)べる (I'll eat); also can be used to express realisation: えっ、それ食(た)べるんだ!What? You eat that?

アコ:うん、一番好きかも。

アコ:うん、一番(いちばん)好(す)きかも。

Ako: Yeah, it may be my favorite.

  • 一番(いちばん) number one; first; most
  • かも perhaps; maybe

Situation 2

Mayu and Naomi are writing questionnaires.

マユ:書くとこ結構多いね。

マユ:書(か)くとこ結構(けっこう)多(おお)いね。

Mayu: There are quite a few sections to write.

  • 書(か)く to write
  • 所(ところ)、とこ place; point; part; aspect; area
  • 結構(けっこう) adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
  • 多(おお)い many; much; a lot of

ナオミ:かなり多いね。

ナオミ:かなり多(おお)いね。

Naomi: It’s quite a lot.

  • かなり very; considerably; rather; 今日(きょう)はかなり寒(さむ)い。It's very cold today.

マユ:すぐ終わらないかも。

マユ:すぐ終(お)わらないかも。

Mayu: I may not finish it right away.

  • すぐ immediately; right away; directly; soon
  • 終(お)わらない negative form of 終(お)わる
  • 終(お)わる to end; to finish

ナオミ:書くしかないね。

ナオミ:書(か)くしかないね。

Naomi: We have to write it.

  • しか only; just; no more than; 少(すこ)ししか仕事(しごと)できない。I can only work a little bit.
  • ない not; nonexistent; not being (there)​
  • しかない to have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than; 今(いま)しかない。Now or never.

マユ:そうだね。書くしかないね。

マユ:そうだね。書(か)くしかないね。

Mayu: That’s true. We have to write it.

  • そう so; such; that is so; that's right

Situation 3

Yamada is instructing Tanaka how to hang a picture on the wall.

山田:そこがいい。そこに掛けよう。

山田(やまだ):そこがいい。そこに掛(か)けよう。

Yamada: It’s good there. Let’s hang it there.

  • そこ there
  • いい good; 映画(えいが)よかった! The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice; 私(わたし)、ラーメンがいい。I'd like to choose ramen; いいね is the Japanese version of "like" on social media.
  • 掛(か)けよう ou form of 掛(か)ける; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食(た)べよう。 let's eat; 行(い)こう。 let's go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let's play.
  • 掛(か)ける to hang; to take; to spend money or time (お金(かね)/時間(じかん)をかける) or to make an effort (労力(ろうりょく)をかける)

田中:ここですか?

田中(たなか):ここですか?

Tanaka: Right here?

  • ここ here
  • ~です polite ending; use this polite form, called "keigo," when you talk to strangers, people who are older than you, and in business situations.
  • ~か? make a sentence a question; usually used with keigo sentences in spoken Japanese; textbooks often drop the question mark, but it's common to use a question mark in real-life situations

山田:うん。そこに掛けてみて。

山田(やまだ):うん。そこに掛(か)けてみて。

Yamada: Yeah, try hanging it there.

  • 掛(か)けて te-form of 掛(か)ける; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!
  • ~てみて te-form of ~てみる
  • ~てみる to try something out; to attempt to do something; 食(た)べてみる。I'll try eating.

田中:掛けました。

田中(たなか):掛(か)けました。

Tanaka: I hung it.

  • 掛(か)けました past tense of 掛(か)けます
  • 掛(か)けます ます form of 掛(か)ける; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

山田:うん。いい感じだ。

山田(やまだ):うん。いい感(かん)じだ。

Yamada: Yeah, it looks good.

  • 感(かん)じ feeling; impression; atmosphere

Situation 4

Takeru and Naomi are reading a game manual.

ナオミ:なにこれ、どういう意味?

ナオミ:なにこれ、どういう意味(いみ)?

Naomi: What’s this? What does it mean?

  • なに what
  • どう how; what; どう思(おも)う?What do you think?
  • いう to say; to speak; to talk; to mean: どういう意味(いみ)?What does it mean? 暑(あつ)いっていう意味(いみ)。It means "hot".
  • どういう how; in what way; why; what kind of
  • 意味(いみ) meaning; sense; 意味(いみ)する to mean

タケル:意味分かんないね。

タケル:意味(いみ)分(わ)かんないね。

Takeru: It doesn’t make sense, right?

  • 分(わ)かんない ~んない is a colloquial form of ~らない; 分(わ)かんない = 分(わ)からない I don't understand
  • 分(わ)からない negative form of 分(わ)かる
  • 分(わ)かる to understand; to see

ナオミ:実際やってみようよ。

ナオミ:実際(じっさい)やってみようよ。

Naomi: Let’s actually try it.

  • 実際(じっさい) actually; in fact
  • やって te-form of やる; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!
  • やる to do; to give
  • ~てみよう ou form of ~てみる; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食(た)べよう。 let's eat; 行(い)こう。 let's go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let's play.

タケル:え?意味分かんないんだよ?

タケル:え?意味(いみ)分(わ)かんないんだよ?

Takeru: Huh? We don’t know what it means, though.

  • expresses surprise or disappointment; えー、本当(ほんとう)? What? Really?

ナオミ:やれば分かるよ。

ナオミ:やれば分(わ)かるよ。

Naomi: We’ll know if we try it.

  • やれ conditional form of やる
  • ~ば if; 行(い)けば分(わ)かる。You'll understand if you go; why don't you?; だったら行(い)けば。Then, why don't you go.

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Bruno
Bruno
2 years ago

実と実際は何違うの?

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
2 years ago
Reply to  Bruno

I think you mean 実は and 実際.

※実は – to tell you the truth, actually
It is used to confide a secret, something you don’t want to talk about, or something unexpected for the other person.

※実際に – for real, actual, in practice

Bruno
Bruno
2 years ago
Reply to  Hana-Sensei

はい!それでは「実は」ですね。分かりました今。ありがとう

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
2 years ago
Reply to  Bruno

よかったです。どういたしまして。^ ^

kovachlong121
kovachlong121
5 years ago

やってみようよ

explanation
やる to do; to give
~てみよう ou form of ~てみる; ~ou expresses suggestion; let’s __; 食(た)べよう。 let’s eat; 行(い)こう。 let’s go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let’s play.

extra よ ?

Yuta
Yuta
5 years ago
Reply to  kovachlong121

よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence; 朝だよ!It’s morning!

Retro
Retro
5 years ago

Hello. Is there a way to visit the past lessons aswell?

Yuta
Yuta
5 years ago
Reply to  Retro

Yes, just click “archive” from the menu.

jojo
jojo
5 years ago
Reply to  Retro

click on the archive, past lessons are listed there.

Domz
Domz
5 years ago

Hi. Is there a difference between using 聴く and using 聞く? Because both mean ‘to listen,’ right?

Yuta
Yuta
5 years ago
Reply to  Domz

聴く is for things like music and audio books. 聞く is more general. But you can also use 聞く for music.

f.spies421
f.spies421
5 years ago
Reply to  Yuta

Pronunciation is the same in this case, right? So when somebody is talking with me, I would not hear any difference.

Yuta
Yuta
5 years ago
Reply to  f.spies421

Yes, you don’t “hear” the difference.

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